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TaxJar vs QuickBooks Online

Updated February 10, 2026

TaxJar vs QuickBooks Online: Which is best for you?

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Starting Price
$19.00

per month

$38.00

per month

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Top Rated
  Features
Tax Filing
3.67
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Multi-Department/Project
5.0
Spend Management
4.83
ACH Payment Processing
4.80
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Integrations
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Pros / Cons
  • They do a good job of handling sales tax issues.
  • more than you collect and not send any kind of alert or make any kind of contact informing you of this atrocity. When you discover a major issue (like overpayment), they remind you the service is not managed, the onus is on you to check everything, and offer fee based services to refile returns once you've corrected data they used to over remit sales taxes to states with a wait time of *6 to 8* weeks.
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  • Grants compliance was easier with granular expense tracking, board meeting financial reporting done automatically, and donor management with improved invoicing and receipt capabilities for program fees.
  • The financial reporting still allows to revert to legacy (classic) at this time, the new reporting and bank feed are hard to read, report formatting changed so it no longer works with existing templates.
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Ease-of-Use
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.4/ 5
4.2/ 5
Value for Money
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
4.2/ 5
Customer Support
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.3/ 5
4/ 5
Functionality
4.3/ 5
4.3/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
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Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad